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/əˈbiːdɪənt/ · adjective
Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority; biddable..
Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot.
Damn the obedients and hail the defiants if you will; the experiment does not motivate confidence about how particular subjects would behave in markedly dissimilar situations.
Use obedient when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Obedient means Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority; biddable..
Common synonyms include hearsome, dutiful, compliant, bowsome.
Possible antonyms include disobedient, dominant, argumentative, breachy.
Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot.
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